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1398/05/01

Iranian Airlines to Offer High-Speed In-Flight WiFi

Iran Space Agency and Iran Civil Aviation Organization has devised a plan to test in-flight WiFi and if successful, the services would be rolled out nationwide. A plan has been devised by Iran Space Agency and the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran to enable Iranian airlines to offer high-speed in-flight WiFi.ISA Chief Morteza Barari said all Iranian airlines will offer WiFi Internet, Tabnak reported.“The Civil Aviation Organization of Iran has agreed to hand over a plane to ISA technicians for the initial testing,” he added.“The planned Internet service will be powered by communication satellites, as the regular BTS facilities used by mobile network companies are not strong enough to cover passengers’ mobile SIMs during flights. “